User Reviews

An amber appearance showing lots of caramel was my first impression, solid 4/7" white head. This drops some nice floral dry and wet hops in the nose, well done. Seems like Willamette and C hops in the aroma.

Taste is a good pale ale, pale toasted malts, some crystal, good bitterness that isn't high or distracting, light on its feet, complimentary grassy hop flavors. I liked it. Its not a pungent super awesome harvest kind of ale like Founders kick down, but this one is definitely pac nw and good in its influence and style.

My first beer at hub, had their stuff before, me likee. This is their fresh hop. First thing I noticed after the appearance that looks identical to snpa, was the aroma was lacking, especially for a fresh hop.

Essentially, neither the aroma nor the taste give off the desired amount of hop character. Tastes like cascades, but not necessarily fresh or wet ones. This is a good pale, but it just lacks a fresh hop feel to it.

My second try of the Gayle's Pale (named after Gayle Goschie of Goschie Farms, a hop farm south of Portland) this Fall/'Fresh Hop Season'...a pint at Concordia Ale House this time.

A: Aptly 'copper', a clean and shiny pale with fine clarity and little visible carbonation. Head is a dusting of ivory, very short as served - some fraction of an inch I won't dare measure. A smattering of lace in fragmented bands.

S: More doughy malt than anything, dry and grain-filled aroma. The 'fresh-hopped' flair underwhelms a bit, providing little more than brief whiffs of something green and leafy.